List of awards and nominations received by Paul Dano

This article is a list of awards and nominations received by Paul Dano.

Quick facts

Paul Dano is an American actor. Known for his roles in film and television, he has received several awards including two Critics' Choice Movie Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for numerous accolades including a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

For his role as a troubled 16 year old boy in the drama film L.I.E. (2002) he received the Independent Spirit Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. He gained critical acclaim for his role as sullen teenager in the comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and along with the ensemble earned the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. For his dual roles as Paul and Eli Sunday in the Paul Thomas Anderson directed film There Will Be Blood (2007) he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. For his portrayal of musician Brian Wilson in the biopic Love and Mercy (2015) he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

Known also for his roles on television, Dano earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as a convicted murderer in the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora (2018) and for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as a neighbor in the Amazon Prime Video drama series Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024).

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2006	Best Young Performer	Little Miss Sunshine	Won	^[2]
2006	Best Acting Ensemble	Little Miss Sunshine	Won	^[2]
2013	Best Acting Ensemble	12 Years a Slave	Nominated	^[3]
2015	Best Supporting Actor	Love & Mercy	Nominated	^[4]
2022	Best Supporting Actor	The Fabelmans	Nominated	^[5]
2022	Best Acting Ensemble^[a]	The Fabelmans	Nominated	^[5]
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2018	Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television	Escape at Dannemora	Nominated	^[6]

Primetime Emmy Awards
Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	Escape at Dannemora	Nominated	^[7]
2024	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Nominated	^[7]

Year	Award/Category	Work	Result
2002	Best Debut Performance	L.I.E.	Won
2007	Best Supporting Male	Little Miss Sunshine	Nominated
2016	Best Supporting Male	Love & Mercy	Nominated
2019	Best First Feature	Wildlife	Nominated

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2007	Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture	Little Miss Sunshine	Won	^[9]
2014		12 Years a Slave	Nominated	^[10]
2023		The Fabelmans	Nominated	^[11]
2023	Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role	The Fabelmans	Nominated	^[11]

Year	Award/Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Ensemble Cast	12 Years a Slave	Nominated
2016	Best Supporting Actor	Love & Mercy	Won

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